pallas athene
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- (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman MinervaSynonyms: AthenaAthenePallasPallas AthenaInstance of Greek deity
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“pallas athene” is listed under Minerva.
Mi·ner′va noun
Origin: L.
Rom. Myth. The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; — identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene.
Pal′las (păl′las), prop. n.
Origin: L., fr. Gr. Παλλάς, Παλλάδος.
Gr. Myth. Pallas Athena, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athena, Pallas Athene or Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman Minerva.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54